Primetime Ratings: ‘Voice’ Bolsters New NBC Comedy

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NBC won the Tuesday ratings derby with a 2.3 score in viewers 18-49, and an 8 share, per the Nielsen overnights. CBS was runner-up at 1.5/5, then ABC at 0.8/3, Fox at 0.7/3 and CW at 0.3/1. The Voice rated a 2.7, down 13%, then a double run of new comedy Crowded did a 1.8 and a 1.4 on NBC.

CBS had NCIS at a flat 2.0 then NCIS: New Orleans at a flat 1.6, and Limitless at 1.1, up 10%.

ABC’s Fresh Off the Boat did a 1.1, down 22%, and The Real O’Neals slid 9% to 1.0, as did Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (1.0). Of Kings and Prophets rated a 0.5, off a frightful 38%.

On Fox, New Girl did a 1.0, down 17%, and Grandfathered was a repeat. Brooklyn Nine-Nine rated a 0.8 and Grinder a 0.6, both flat with their last airings.

The CW was in repeats.  

Michael Malone
Michael Malone

Michael Malone is content director at B+C and Multichannel News. He joined B+C in 2005 and has covered network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television, including writing the "Local News Close-Up" market profiles. He also hosted the podcasts "Busted Pilot" and "Series Business." His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The L.A. Times, The Boston Globe and New York magazine.